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Energy Savings Trust, who administer the Private Rented Sector (PRS) Landlord Loan Scheme on behalf of the Scottish Government, do not hold this information in the format you have requested.

However, the Scottish Government has provided funding for 26 properties for renewables systems through the PRS Landlord Loan Scheme since the scheme was established in April 2020.

The number of family members who overrode their relative’s express authorisation for organ donation after that relative’s death, in each of the last 10 years, is set out in the following table. Express authorisation is where someone, in life, has documented their donation decision either on the NHS Organ Donor Register or in some other form of writing.

The Scottish Government is in regular contact with NFU Scotland, as a stakeholder and member of the Agricultural Reform Implementation Oversight Board (ARIOB).

The Scottish Government thanks Audit Scotland for a thorough, clear and wide-ranging report on Adult Mental Health Services in Scotland. Ministers recognise how closely some of the content of the report mirrors our vision, outcomes and priorities that we set out in our Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

While we will take the time to carefully consider other specific recommendations, and the wider substance of the report, we can commit to publishing the outcomes and measures framework to guide evaluation of the local implementation of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Care services by the end of the year. Further details on the framework will be provided in the forthcoming Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Delivery Plan.

The Scottish Government delivers support for energy efficiency measures in owner occupied household through a number of schemes.

Information about the number of measures installed by councils as part of our Area Based Schemes is not reported on a monthly basis. Annual returns based upon the information provided by councils are published on the Scottish Government website:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/area-based-schemes/

Information about the number of measures installed by the scheme managing agent, Warmworks, as part of our Warmer Homes Scotland scheme is not reported on a monthly basis. Annual reports are published on the Warmworks website:

https://www.warmworks.co.uk/our-work/warmer-homes-scotland/

The number of households supported with energy efficiency measures through the HES Grant and Loan, including payment for funding offers issued under the predecessor HES Loan and Cashback Scheme are set out in the following table.

Scottish Government is leading on development of the new payment system, and the intention is to create a system that is streamlined, accessible, and administered internally.

In August 2022, the Scottish Government committed funding to increase capacity across a range of advice services to help to address demand as a result of the energy crisis. This funding supported the Home Energy Scotland advice service to increase its capacity by 20% which helped to support over 138,000 unique households in 2022-23, with over 71,000 of those vulnerable to fuel poverty. This was an increase of over 70% of households at risk of fuel poverty receiving support from the service, versus the previous year. Home Energy Scotland's Energycarer service was boosted at the same time, allowing for an increase in visits to extremely vulnerable households who would otherwise struggle to engage with the service via the telephone or online. The expanded level of service has been maintained in 2023-24.

While it has published historic data for reported overflows for 2018-22 at Overflow Spill Data - Scottish Water , the reasons for spills is not available for historic events reported to SEPA, and this information is not correlated to rainfall data. However, Scottish Water publishes all reportable pollution events each year to SEPA and this information can be found at: Annual Reports - Scottish Water .

Our recently published Cash-First Plan recognises the role of the community food sector, including pantries, in helping people to access cash and wider support in a crisis to reduce the need for emergency food parcels.

That is why we are providing The Scottish Pantry Network with £16,000 in 2023-24 to support the development and evaluation of cash-first models to tackle food insecurity within the context of pantry-type organisations. This funding will support them to work with their membership of around 20 pantry initiatives to increase access to cash-first support alongside access to dignified food services, and to develop learning and resources that can be shared with pantries beyond their network.

Pantries and the wider community food sector can also contribute to Scotland being a Good Food Nation by promoting healthier diets, increasing access to local and sustainably sourced foods and supporting our climate ambitions.

The 14 Combined Sewer Overflows identified by Scottish Water catchment studies since 2015 as being at risk of spilling during dry weather are a high priority under Scottish Water’s Improving Urban Waters Route Map. Any reports of dry weather spills are also investigated for potential operational reasons, such as blockages, and Scottish Water follows established reporting requirements for pollution incidents and provides this information in their annual reports: Annual Reports - Scottish Water . New technology is being trialled with a view to identifying and solving problems before customers and the environment are affected.